Do all Muslims Represent Islam? (Part 1/ 2)

Do all Muslims Represent Islam? (Part 1/ 2)

It is a distressing fact that many great crimes have been perpetrated by individuals, groups, a ...

Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basri

Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basri

He was one of the most renowned tabi`een (the generation after the death of the Prophet (Peace ...

The Beauties of Islam (Part 3/3)

The Beauties of Islam (Part 3/3)

Muslims believe that all members of humankind are able to reform; in addition they believe that ...

The Beauties of Islam (Part 2/3)

The Beauties of Islam (Part 2/3)

Islam recognizes that human beings are the custodians of the earth and all that is on it, inclu ...

Learned Master of the Ummah: `Abdullah ibn `Abbas

Learned Master of the Ummah: `Abdullah ibn `Abbas

He loved his fellow Muslims and sought to fulfill their needs. He said, “To look after a Muslim ...

The Beauties of Islam (Part 1/3)

The Beauties of Islam (Part 1/3)

Rejoice and be happy, remain positive and be at peace. This is what Islam teaches, for all God’ ...

Caliph Harun Al-Rashid Era

Caliph Harun Al-Rashid Era

For 23 years he ruled an empire that had welded together a broad arc of the earth extending fro ...

Female Circumcision in Islam (2/2)

Female Circumcision in Islam (2/2)

What one can see is that Type I FGC, sometimes called “Sunnah” circumcision, does have some bas ...

Female Circumcision in Islam (1/2)

Female Circumcision in Islam (1/2)

Various forms of FGC is practiced throughout the world, but it is most common in sub-Saharan Af ...

Al-Laith Ibn Sa`d: Imam of the Egyptians

Al-Laith Ibn Sa`d: Imam of the Egyptians

He remained fond of knowledge and had an unmitigated desire to actively and studiously attend c ...

Umar ibn Abdul Aziz: The Rightly Guided Caliph

Umar ibn Abdul Aziz: The Rightly Guided Caliph

Umar ibn Abdul Aziz became the Emir (Caliph) by a coincidence of history. When the Omayyad prin ...

Polygamy in Judaism and Christianity

Polygamy in Judaism and Christianity

Polygamy is not a practice limited to the religion of Islam; rather, it is something well-known ...